And welcome back. Today we are going to be making a Poi. A Poi is the name of a performance song and dance and also the name of the object that features in the dance. But back in the days the Poi was used as a weapon for men.
What you need:
Wool
Plastic bags
Pillow filling
Scissors
Tape
Your first step is to see how long you want your poi to be.As you can see I have red wool. Then you cut your wool half way between the top and the bottom.
Tie a knot at one end and divide your wool into four strands so you can do a four-plat. If you can't do a four plat ask for help.
Leave some wool so you can tie your pillow filling on. You tie your pillow filling on using the unknotted end of your wool.
Next, use a white plastic bag to cover the pillow filling and tape it. When it is taped it on you can cut the left over plastic bag.
Use the left over plastic bag to create a second layer of the white plastic bag and tape it again. Finally cut the excess plastic bag that is left over.
Tie a knot at one end and divide your wool into four strands so you can do a four-plat. If you can't do a four plat ask for help.
Leave some wool so you can tie your pillow filling on. You tie your pillow filling on using the unknotted end of your wool.
Next, use a white plastic bag to cover the pillow filling and tape it. When it is taped it on you can cut the left over plastic bag.
Use the left over plastic bag to create a second layer of the white plastic bag and tape it again. Finally cut the excess plastic bag that is left over.
I thought this project was cool. You can use poi to play with or practice with during Kapa Haka. I can't wait to take mine home with me to practise the Poi for Kapa Haka.
Pretty good work, keep it up. There was just one problem.
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Great work keep it up
Cool, I might try it out. Seems easy enough. Keep up the good work on your blog Roimata.
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